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Thais love to shop abroad
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/07/2015
» Thai travellers spend about 44,000 baht by average for an overseas trip and prefer to spend it on shopping, according to the latest Visa Global Travel Intentions Study 2015.
X2 River Kwai
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 30/04/2015
» Kanchanaburi — Situated just two hours west of Bangkok, X2 River Kwai is located near many famous tourist attractions, including the River Kwai Bridge, WWII Museum & Art Gallery, Don Rak War Cemetery and the Thai-Burma Railway Museum.
Streaming with history
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 23/04/2015
» Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem is likely to become one of Bangkok's major transportation routes once again due to government support, and this may also benefit tourism. Building of the canal was commissioned by King Rama IV in 1851 to serve as the outer city moat. It runs in parallel with the first and second tiers of the city moat — Khlong Khumuang Doem and Khlong Rob Krung.
Top of the Gulf Regatta
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 16/04/2015
» The Top of the Gulf Regatta is expected to generate about 40 million baht during the four day race from April 30-May 4, in Pattaya.
New floating market
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 29/01/2015
» Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha announced plans last week to launch a floating market at Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem on Feb 12.
Find the Perfect Gift at Asiatique -The Riverfront
News, Mick Shippen, Published on 29/12/2014
» In 1861 European diplomats and merchants petitioned the king requesting that more roadways be built in Bangkok to accommodate horse-drawn carriages. These included Thanon Charoen Krung, also known as New Road, a 10-km stretch running alongside the Chao Phraya River. By the end of the century, Mr. Hans Nille Andersen of the Danish shipping line, established the East Asiatic Company Ltd, an important trading post with bustling riverside piers and warehouses between the river and Charoen Krung.
Arts goes 3D
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 28/08/2014
» A new Art in Paradise, a 3D art museum, has been opened on the fourth floor of the Esplanade Shopping Mall, Ratchadaphisek Road.
Riverside rendezvous
Guru, Published on 25/07/2014
» Peaceful and quiet, the iconic Chao Phraya River has always offered city dwellers a refuge from their assiduous lifestyle (and we aren’t talking about releasing fishes and turtles into it for merit). Take a break from the traffic-clogged roads, eardrum-rupturing nightclubs and selfie-snapping shoppers, and head to these waterfront venues for something different. They are worth the trek and boat ride; heck, even the swim (just beware of the mysterious creatures lurking beneath the murky waters).
Jazzing up Hua Hin
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 19/06/2014
» The annual Hua Hin Jazz Festival 2014 has been rescheduled to July 26.
Remembering a legend in the Northeast
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 15/05/2014
» Until Saturday, the “Boon Bungfai Lan: Legend of Ma Kham Lai” festival will take place at Nong Sri Charoen in Ban That, in Phen district of Udon Thani with the aim to conserve this local tradition and promote tourism.